Reviews by Wonka:

Appearance  clear orange with a drop of copper; off-white, voluminous head to open with good life throughout; reasonable lace rings mark each sip

Smell  orange, caramel, rind, grains

Taste  pine and a bit of grapefruit set a moderate but not perfectly bitter tone that is countered with a caramel base; aftertaste is astringent hoppy with a hint of caramel

Mouthfeel  pleasant (until the close), lightly crisp, moderate feel; light oil coating on tongue front to mid; the back of the tongue and throat is bone dry; nice hop tinge on the fringes of the tongue

Drinkability  the aftertaste dryness and astringency set me back a bit but the flavor package wasnt all that bad

I wish I had one more to thoroughly complete the review but on quick assessment, I'd come back at least in curiosity but not for its excellence. (865 characters)

Two plus fingers of foamy, sticky off-white head over a clear orange-amber body. Head retention (1/4") and lacing are very impressive. I'm knocked over by the thick, clean, resiny aroma of citrus, pastry and light fruit.

Taste is heavy on the bitterness, with strawberry and light fruit notes, but overall unbalanced towards the hops. Sligtly metallic aftertaste.

Mouthfeel is OK, fairly dry, and drinkability is really pretty good for an 8% beer. Not bad overall. (466 characters)

Bright, rich copper-amber color with a slightly off-white foamy head. Nice retention and stick as the head settles. Fruity nose, hint of floral, with a slight note of citrus, soft herbal qualty and malty grain. Fairly light-bodied and easy on the palate with a pleasing smoothness. Malty up front with a bready, caramel center and a good amount of sweetness. Hop character is a bit rough, leafy and very oily. Flash of lemony-grassy bitterness, but it's rather dull. Finish is sweet, moving toward dry with a lingering maltiness.

Is this really an IPA? Not a modern one. It's so restrained, too malty and the alcohol content is begging for more hops to back the sweetness, which dominates. This is more of a strong ale, certainly not an IPA--from either side of the pond. (882 characters)

Pours from the 12oz warthog labeled bottle into my tulip glass a deep red hue with some amber highlights. A healthy half inch off white head lingers above the brew. Aromas of herbal, earthy, floral hops hit me right off the bat...green and leafy with citric tones. A sturdy malt backbone that has some caramel notes is there as well.

First sip brings a slightly sweet, somewhat biscuity malt from the get go with some caramel tones. Green, herbal, bitter hops make their way in with a mix of floral and citrus flavors. Definetly some Cascades at work here. Flows down with a nice lingering leafy, earthy hop flavor and a solid bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a nice punchy carbonation. Goes down all too easily. I could see myself polishing off a large quantity of this brew given the opportunity, too bad this is the only bottle I have. Thanks to woodychandler for leaving this one behind for me to sample. Lancaster brews some good beers! (960 characters)

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12 oz bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: It has a straight up amber body with a tall just off white head. It’s head fades quickly to just a thin wispy layer and lacing is minimal.

Smell: The aroma has a sweet honey and bread like grain character with a touch of candy like sweetness and hint of orange blossom.

Taste / Palate: It’s flavor leans more on the sweet malty side and it matches the aroma note for note. As an IPA this is way out of character. To me it feels more like a nice easy drinking pale ale. (563 characters)

Last night, I had a chance to drink some out of a really good cask cooler system that LBC is looking at. Paul, from the local homebrewers club, is a distributor of the "Caskerator" and lots of his compadres were there to try some. The Hog poured out cloudy but it settled from the bottom up after a while. The frothy head lasted for a bit but dissipated into a nice lace. This is an entirely different beer when dispensed through the hand pump. The aggressive notes are muted into an extremely smooth, drinkable beer with a rich, full taste. Hopefully LBC will revisit this combination in the future. (600 characters)

Sampled a 12 ounce bottle, brown in color, w/o any freshenss dating present. NIce smiling hog art work on the label. This liquid pours a rich shade of dark honey/maple, pretty clear, lifting a tannish head, that shows respectable retention and leaves some puffy and stringy lacing. Nose is sweet maple syrup and resiny hops. I read a review where it wass noted that this is a fairly sweet brew for an "IPA", I agree. While the hops are quite present, I'm still waiting for that strong hop crunch that I hoped to find in a brew named such as this one. Its a nice full bodied, flavorfull ale, but the hops arrive here fairly late in the finish and not as much up front as I'd like. None the less this is a smooth, flavorful ale,big and bold, with sweet maple syrup malts and balancing pine/resin/grapefuit hops late. NIce stuff, I'd just toss in more hops. (854 characters)

I was real excited to see Lancaster Brewing finally introduce their IPA, being that I spent 10 yrs. in the area and always enjoyed visiting this place.
Pours a clear, orange-rust color w/ a full finger of creamy, sudsy, off-white head. The lacing is thick and has very impressive cling.
Fruity hops hit the nose, followed by caramel and vanilla...pleasant.
Taste is more typical of a highly hopped English IPA...not the west coast style, however, the finish is a tad sweet w/ plenty of malt to keep this one beautifully balanced.
Carbonation is perfect, bitterness is right where it should be and the mouthfeel is nice...not thin at all.
Drinkability is extremely high...very surprised to see this at almost 8% ABV...very well hidden.
A great offering from LBC...one more reason to return to Lancaster, PA.
Thanks to weeare138 for a sixer of this gem...I will savor the rest for the next couple months. (909 characters)

Mouthfeel: medium-light bodied, high carbonation, really sweet for an IPA

Drinkability: I like this beer and could see myself having a six. That being said this is really not what I expect when I see the label IPA. I expect some bitterness and bite. This is more of a malty brew reminding me of a marzen. If you want an American IPA by style guidelines, look elsewhere. If you are a malt person looking to find the IPA for you--this is your beer. (613 characters)

I had this beer on tap at the brewery.
The beer is a nice, orangey, clear color, with a cream colored head that drops off in about 1 minute, leaving a trace of foam on the top. I would describe the carbonation level as soft. The first smell I got was of piney, citrusy hops, very pleasant. Malt aroma was there in the background, sort of muted by the hops. Didn't really pick up any alcohol until later as it warmed.

I am a hop head, and couldn't wait to taste this baby, but the predominant flavor was sweetness. There was some hop flavor, and some bitterness, but I just couldn't get past the almost cloying sweetness. Victory Hopdevil has a good deal of malt for a base, but is not sweet like this.

I liked the mouthfeel; the carbonation was good for this style. The hops (or something) left a pleasant resiny feeling on your tongue.

Overall, the drinkability wasn't awful, and I guess I could drink another, but I was just expecting more. More bitterness, more hop flavor, more malt impact, and certainly LESS sweetness. (1,034 characters)

Appears clouded with yeast sediment and has a deep amber body forms a nice sized tan head leave broad bands of lacing down my glass. Aroma has some malted barley sweetness with a big hop aroma citrus and pine tones blended nicely. Taste: Fruit and bready malts sturdy bitterness with a citrus leafy hop presence to it seems rough and unrefined. Mouthfeel is medium in body evenly carbonated slightly resinous. Drinkability: Quaffable and quite enjoyable not the best IPA I have tasted lately but pretty good offering. (517 characters)